Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Thailand
Thailand: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 65.76 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand is 65.76, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand peaked at 67.36 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.21, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.21 | — |
| 2001 | 62.79 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 62.82 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.11 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.14 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 63.82 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 64.3 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 64.75 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.19 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.67 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.88 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.21 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 66.56 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.84 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.16 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.36 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.31 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.14 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.75 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.76 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.78 | 62.21 | 65.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.86 | 65.88 | 67.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.25 | 65.76 | 66.75 | 2 |
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More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand was 65.76 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 67.36 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.21 in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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